1957 French Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
1957 French Championships
Champion	Shirley Bloomer
Runner-up	Dorothy Knode
Final score	6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles
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First-seeded Shirley Bloomer defeated Dorothy Knode 6–1, 6–3 in the final to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1957 French Championships.^[1]

Seeds[]

The seeded players are listed below. Shirley Bloomer is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Draw[]

Key[]

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• r = Retired

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Shirley Bloomer	6	6
	9	Zsuzsi Körmöczy	1	1
								1	Shirley Bloomer	6	2	6
								13	Věra Pužejová	4	6	4
	13	Věra Pužejová	6	5	8
	5	Darlene Hard	3	7	6
															1	Shirley Bloomer	6	6
															2	Dorothy Knode	1	3
		Ann Haydon	6	6
	3	Christiane Mercelis	2	1
									Ann Haydon	4	8
								2	Dorothy Knode	6	10
	10	Heather Brewer	1	7
	2	Dorothy Knode	6	9

Earlier rounds[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	Bloomer	6	6
			4	2				1	Bloomer	6	6
			6	7	0				De La Courtie	2	1
		De La Courtie	3	9	6										1	Bloomer	8	3	6
		Schuurman	2	4											16	Ramírez	6	6	4
	16	Ramírez	6	6				16	Ramírez	6	6
		Seghers	6	6	5					1	3
			8	0	7																	1	Bloomer	6	6
			1	3																		9	Körmöczy	1	1
	8		6	6				8		6	6
		Fageros							Jędrzejowska	2	2
		Jędrzejowska													8		1	2
			3	1											9	Körmöczy	6	6
	9	Körmöczy	6	6				9	Körmöczy	7	6
			w/o						Hoad	5	1
		Hoad

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
			1	2
	4	Buding	6	6				4	Buding	6	6
		Pericoli								0	1
															4	Buding	7	1	5
		Truman	5	0											13	Pužejová	5	6	7
	13	Pužejová	7	6				13	Pužejová	8	6
		Chatrier	3	7	2				Reynolds	6	1
		Reynolds	6	5	6																	13	Pužejová	6	5	8
																						5	Hard	3	7	6
	5	Hard						5	Hard	6	6
			1	2						0	1
			6	6											5	Hard	6	7
			1	2												Hellyer	3	5
	12	Bucaille	6	6				12	Bucaille	6	4	1
			3	4					Hellyer	3	6	6
		Hellyer	6	6

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
			w/o
		Haydon							Haydon	6	6
		Morrison	2	4				11		3	2
	11		6	6												Haydon	6	7
			4	4											6	Hawton	3	5
		Buding	6	6					Buding	6	2	0
			3	3				6	Hawton	4	6	6
	6	Hawton	6	6																			Haydon	6	6
		Weiss	6	4	5																	3	Mercelis	2	1
			4	6	7					6	4	4
			2	4				14	Vollmer	3	6	6
	14	Vollmer	6	6											14	Vollmer	2	2
			w/o												3	Mercelis	6	6
										2	5
			3	6				3	Mercelis	6	7
	3	Mercelis	6	8

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Bueno
										4	4
		Marshall						10	Brewer	6	6
	10	Brewer													10	Brewer	6	6
			6	4												Fancutt	3	3
		Fancutt	8	6					Fancutt	6	6
			2	2				7	Lazzarino	2	0
	7	Lazzarino	6	6																		10	Brewer	1	7
		Robson	1	2																		2	Knode	6	9
			6	6						0	6	4
			4	7	5			15	Barril	6	2	6
	15	Barril	6	5	7										15	Barril	0	0
			4	3											2	Knode	6	6
			6	6						2	2
			2	3				2	Knode	6	6
	2	Knode	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• "Official 1957 Women's Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-29. (69.5 KiB) on the French Open website